Legal Opinion

Meek v. Department of Transportation

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 2000No. Docket 202971PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNeff, J.

Defendant, Michigan Department of Transportation, appeals as of right from a judgment for plaintiff, Suzanne Meek, as personal representative of the estate of Richard Meek, deceased, following a bench trial in this wrongful death action under the highway exception to governmental immunity, MCL 691.1402(1); MSA 3.996(102)(1). We affirm.

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The basic facts in this case are undisputed. The decedent, Richard Meek, was killed in a single-vehicle accident on a freeway connector ramp in Detroit at approximately 6:30 P.M. on April 16, 1992, when the Mobil Oil tanker truck he was driving struck a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Square D Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Simko v. BlakeMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Hickey v. ZezulkaMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Precopio v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Pick v SzymczakMichigan Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Grimes v. Department of TransportationMichigan Supreme Court · 2006
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  3. Wiley v. Henry Ford Cottage HospitalMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
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  5. Fleck v. Titan Tire Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001

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